By Jeff McGilton This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Michelle Urbano stands with a microphone and addresses the audience. Behind her there is a lit bandshell and two musicians onstage. Photo by Kat Rizza. Picture a public…
By Cynthiya Sri As we arrive at the halfway point of our 2024 season of Arts in the Parks, our city has become a beautiful canvas of diversity and cultural artistic expression. Significantly, the weekend of July 6th-7th, we experienced…
By Holly Hebert The 2024 Arts in the Parks season has fully kicked off and events are happening all across Toronto. In these first few weeks of getting started, we’ve seen dancing, poetry, garden stories, and more. If you’re looking…
Splash on Earth made waves this past July at Milliken Park in Scarborough and Parkway Forest Park in North York. Presented with Friends of Parkway Forest Park, Splash on Earth is an artistic environmental initiative for all ages, that re-purposes…
On July 22nd, 2023 Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF) brought their summertime film series, Under the Stars, to Dentonia Park. RPFF is Toronto’s longest-running, free community film festival, and is the sole community film festival in Canada’s largest and oldest…
Friday, June 2nd, marked the day of Arts In The Parks’ “2023 Season Kickoff” event at Amos Waites Park. This beautiful celebration of arts and creativity brought together the community with performances, workshops, crafts, and ice cream! Throughout the day,…
YOU’RE INVITED to kick off the 2023 season of Arts in the Parks on Friday, June 2 at Amos Waites Park! Join us from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm for a celebration of arts and community! Enjoy a day in…
In August, Shadowland Theatre brought Mother Tree, a glorious celebration of trees, to communities across Toronto’s East End. Over the course of three days, Shadowland visited R.V. Burgess Park, Dentonia Park and Parma Parma to host workshops and larger-than-life puppet…
Based in the west end of Etobicoke, Neilson Park Creative Centre (NPCC) has housed artist collectives, hosted free and paid education programs, and held art exhibitions on its site for 30 years as of 2022. This year, NPCC hosted Pathways…
On Saturday, July 9th, ICONS Dance Group and their Resident Artist, Zahra Badua, kicked off the first of their 3-part workshop series, “The Power of Movement,” at Dixon Park in Etobicoke as part of Arts in the Parks. Music for…